Finishing Details |
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Roger's Notes:
This point will be
used as a needle to pass the cord through the sail. If it bends
or frays, the point can be renewed by again cutting the end at
an angle.
Pass the pointed end of the cord
through the hole in the end of the boom. Pull the cord all the
way through until the knot hits the boom. Sew the sail to the
boom by passing the cord through the sail, around the boom and
through the sail again, as shown. Continue sewing the sail to
the mast in this same manner. Then, pass the cord through the
hole in the top of the mast and pull it down to the cleat.
Secure the cord to the cleat.
Position the cockpit deck halves on
the sub-deck. Use Slow CA to glue the mast support to the
coamings, as shown here and on the plan. Insert the mast into
the support. Place the mast step on the cockpit deck and insert
the mast into the mast step. Align the mast in a vertical
position. Holding the mast step in position, remove the mast.
Glue the mast step to the cockpit deck with CA. Then, re-install
the mast in the mast support and mast step. Do not glue the mast
in place.
Roger's Notes:
The mast is to be removable so DO NOT GLUE IN PLACE. The
mast can be held securely in place by forcing a wedge of scrap
wood between the mast and mast support.
Drill a 1/16" hole near the rear edge of the deck.
Position the
hole directly behind the mast, as shown. Glue a cotter pin into
this hole with CA.
Cut a 10" length of rigging cord. Tie a knot in one end. Pass
the cord through the cotter pin in the deck, through the cotter
pin in the boom and back through the cotter pin in the deck.
Secure the end of the cord around the cleat on the rear hatch.
Roger's Notes:
To ease
further construction, un-rig this cord from the cleat and cotter
pins and place the mast aside.
Remove the
cockpit deck halves. They will not be needed again until the
boat is ballasted, later in construction.
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Stay Sail
You will need the parts illustrated in your manual to complete
this sub-assembly. The sailcloth, the rigging cord and the
cotter pins are packed in the Accessory Bag.
You will also need the previously finished mast,
boom, mast step, mast support and the cockpit deck halves.
Lay the sailcloth over the drawing
of the sail on the plan. Use a ruler and pencil to trace the
outline of the sail on the cloth. Also, trace all of the seams
onto the sailcloth, as shown. Use t-pins to punch holes through
the edge of the sailcloth, where the plan shows the rigging cord
passing through the sail.
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Roger's Notes:
Steps #252 and #253
are to be completed at the same time.
Lay a piece of plastic wrap (I used wax paper), that is larger
than the sailcloth, on your workbench. Lay the sailcloth on the
plastic wrap. Brush clear urethane onto the sailcloth, covering
the area outlined by the pencil lines, as shown. Work the
urethane into the weave of the cloth.
After the
urethane dries, lay the sailcloth on the building board. Using a
sharp X-Acto® knife and ruler, follow the penciled outline of
the sail to cut it from the sailcloth.
After the
urethane dries, lay the sailcloth on the building board. Using a
sharp X-Acto® knife and ruler, follow the penciled outline of
the sail to cut it from the sailcloth.
Spread
the shank of one cotter pin and pass it through the eye of the
other pin to make the gooseneck, as shown.
Assemble the gooseneck, mast and
boom. Use a small amount of CA to bond the gooseneck to the mast
and boom. Be sure the holes in the boom are parallel to the
mast, as shown. Also, use CA to glue a cotter pin into the hole
in the underside of the boom, as shown.
Roger's Notes:
In this and following steps, the best way to apply a small
amount of CA is to place a drop of CA on the point of a pin and
then place the pin point against the parts to be joined.
Cut a 32" length of the rigging cord. Tie a knot in one end of
the cord. Apply CA near the other end of the cord and spread it
towards the end by pinching the cord and pulling it through your
fingers. When dry, cut the end of the cord at an angle with a
sharp X-Acto® knife, as shown. This end of the cord should now
be stiff, with a sharp point on the end.
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